TANAH IMPIAN by Krack! studio/Indonesia – exhibition

TANAH IMPIAN / DREAM LANDour dreams, their dreams, one hundred years

Flux Kit decides to collaborate with the independent bookstore Libreria Bodoni (Torino, Italy) to show the exhibition TANAH IMPIAN / DREAM LAND, created by the artists collective Krack! studio from Yogyakarta (Indonesia). This opportunity enabled us to establish a dialogue with a non-specialised audience in Italy, exploring the way Indonesia is known and perceived in the Belpaese, and offering the chance to understand what are the gaps to fill and the interests to satisfy. As part of a wider international project, Libreria Bodoni plans indeed to have a specialised section about Asia, in order to improve the opportunities of mutual understanding between the residents of Torino and this part of the world.

Tanah Impian is a project developed by Krack! studio and exhibited in Torino (Italy) by Flux Kit.

EXHIBITION /

2014 has been an election year in Indonesia and nationalist rhetoric has been running hot. This exhibition highlights the often stark difference between the ‘Indonesian Dream’ and its reality, and challenges us to think critically about the values that define us as individuals, as a community and as a nation.

Freedom. Heaven. Democracy. Winning the Lottery. A big house. Career. Celebrity. Sex. Smartphone. We are defined by what we dream.

The exhibition shows how collective imaginings of Indonesia have evolved over the last century, as reflected through advertisements, movie posters, matchboxes, album covers and more.

The Tanah / Impian exhibition includes 24 Images reproduced as silkscreen prints in small editions. The exhibition is currently touring in Italy, Australia and the Netherlands.

ARTIST /

Krack! studio is an alternative space slash printmaking studio in Yogya in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Krack focusses on work that critically explores issues and developments in the South East Asian region, and innovative approaches to the print medium. They work mainly with artists in the first 10 years after graduation and provide them with a space to develop their ideas and their skills up to the point where they are able to maintain their practices independently.

Krack! was established in May 2013. The three core members are Prihatmoko Moki, Rudi ‘Lampung’ Hermawan and Malcolm Smith. To find our more about them, please visit their website www.krackstudio.com

THE SPACE /

Flux kit is temporary using a location in Via Carlo Alberto 41 G to present a show coming from Indonesia. This initiative anticipates the opening in the same space of Libreria Bodoni, an independent bookstore that starting in December will offer a selection focused on books about Asia and the arts, non-fiction and social science, the best production from small and medium Italian publishers and children’s books. There will also be a good selection of books in foreign languages.
The bookstore will offer a rich program of events in collaboration with publishers, cultural clubs, associations, artists.

Aknowledgements /

Krack! Studio acknowledges the generous contributions of our project partner Antariksa, as well as Herra Pahlasari and Ucok Aminuddin Siregar, Roy Voragen, Andan Mirwan, Ardi Yunanto and many more, and also the support of Perpustakaan S.14 (Bandung), Ruang Rupa (Jakarta) and Kunci Kultural Studies Centre (Yogyakarta).